Month: January 2023

The last thing you want to worry about when a loved one passes away is handling the legal responsibilities of managing their estate. Unfortunately, a probate application is one of the administrative tasks that need to be done. It’s the only way you are able to...

Trusts are a perennially popular form of estate planning that many people find quite useful. They can be structured in various ways to provide an ongoing source of income over time or a lump-sum disbursement when beneficiaries reach a certain age or achieve specific...

Not so long ago, most people’s approach to estate planning involved drafting a simple “last will and testament” and nothing more. Nowadays, a comprehensive estate plan includes – at minimum – a will, a power of attorney designation, an advance healthcare directive and...